Obituaries

Dale W. Bowen, age 60, of Centreville, passed away Wednesday, September 24th, at his home. He was born in LaPorte, IN September 30, 1953, a son of  Robert H. and Edna (Cain) Bowen. Dale graduated from Centreville High School in 1971 and received an Associates Degree from Glen Oaks Community College. Dale served in the US Navy on the USS …

Arthur L. Barnhart, 64, of Mishawaka, Indiana, passed away  Wednesday, September 24th, at his home. He was born in Constantine, MI on December 8, 1949, a son of  Ernest  and Mary (Dehoff) Barnhart. Arthur graduated from Constantine High School and was married to Edith Graham Barnhart. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Arthur worked as a electrician in …

Eunice Preston Harding, 102, passed peacefully at her home in Three Rivers Friday, September 19, 2014. Eunice was born August 15, 1912 at the home of her grandparents, Cynthia Jane (Hartman) and William James Doty in Constantine, Michigan. She was the daughter of Ivah Jane (Doty) and Fred (Carr) Preston. She is preceded in death by her husband, Otto R. …

Eugene Bruno Bolz, age 81, of Three Rivers, died Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at New Friends Community in Kalamazoo. He was born in Chicago on July 29, 1933 the son of the late Bruno A. and Irene M. (Hopkins) Bolz. Following World War II the family came to Mendon where Eugene graduated from Mendon High School with the Class of …

Devon Scott Van Horn, 23, of Mottville, Mich., died Friday, Sept. 19, 2014.Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon, where services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday.Interment will be in Mottville Township Cemetery.Donations may be directed to the family.

Walter Sult, 96, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, September 19th, at his home. He was born in Wolcottville, IN, June 18, 1918, a son of  William and Minnie (Cripe) Sult. On October 18, 1941 he married Helen Mishler in Elkhart. She preceded him in death August 24, 2000. On  July 11, 2001 Walt married Dorothy Arnold in Constantine. Walt owned and operated …

Russell Thomas “ Tom” Rowlson, age 78, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at his home. Tom was born Feb. 15, 1936, a son of Harry and Della (Cosgrove) Rowlson in Augusta. He graduated from Climax-Scotts High School with the class of 1954.On May 14, 1988, Tom married Harriett (Van Wormer) English in Sherwood. He worked as …

Allen Lee Anderson passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 at home. Al was born Jan. 26, 1935, the son of Elmer and Mildred (Romig) Anderson in Three Rivers. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Anderson of Three Rivers whom he married Oct. 5, 1991; his brother, Leslie (Barb) Anderson, and sister, Nancy Peters of Traverse City. Two step-sons, William …

Crystal Tokarski, previously from Colon, passed away unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nev. She was born Dec. 17, 1978.A memorial and celebration of Crystal’s life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 1:30-4 p.m. at the Colon Fire Department barn, 1063 M-86, Colon, MI 49040. The family requests instead of flowers …

Richard F. Loetz, age 93, of Sturgis, passed away on September 14, 2014 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born July 14, 1921 in Gutzkow, Germany son of the late Hans Carl and Emma (Peters) Loetz. Richard came to the United States at the age of two and most of his life was lived in Sturgis. He was …